- genus Dryopteris
- nounlarge widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae• Syn: ↑Dryopteris• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteridaceae, ↑family Dryopteridaceae, ↑Athyriaceae, ↑family Athyriaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑broad buckler-fern, ↑Dryopteris dilatata, ↑wood fern, ↑wood-fern, ↑woodfern
Useful english dictionary. 2012.